Antiseptic and germicidal product



' Patented Feb. 4, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT; oFFIeE I JACOB H. SOHAJFER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 01 COLUMBIA.

ANTISEPTIC AND GEBMICIDAL PRODUCT Io Drawing. Application filed October 20, 1928. Serial No. 318,927.

(GRANTED UNDER THE ACT IABOH 3, 1888, A8 APRIL 80, 1928; 370 0. G. 757) This application is made under the act approved April 30, 1928, and the invention here- A I in described, may be manufactured and used I by or for the Government for governmental purposes without payment to me of any royalty thereon. I hereby dedicate the invention herein described to the free use of the p, public, to take effect upon the grant of a patent to me.

I 10 My invention relates to amyl phenols and hexyl phenols, and mixtures thereof, which are useful as antiseptics and germicides.

The lnvention includes substances above mentioned in a pure as well as m an impure state.

My amyl phenols include thosehaving the general formula C,H C H,OH. My hexyl phenols include those re resented by the general formula C H CJIYOH.

My alkyl phenols may be prepared by any of the well known, methods for making alk l phenols. Several of the conventional met ods that may be employed in making -my alkyl henols are disclosed in United States atent 0. 252,782, issued January 24, 1882, to

Adolph Liebmann, and in an article of applicant and F. W. Tilley, ublishedin the J ournal'of Bacteriology (if ctober, 1927.

My alkyl phenols may be emulsified or dis- 80 solved in water orother suitable vehicle and then used as antiseptic and germicides.

- I claim:

, 1. As'antiseptic and germicidal products, amyl henols.

s antiseptic and germicidal products, hexyl phenols.

3. As antiseptics and germicides, normal 7 I amyllphenols. 4. SY antiseptics and germicides, normal hexyl phenols.

5. As an antiseptic and germicidal product, para normal amyl phenol.

' 6. As an antiseptic and germicidal product,

I m normal he lhenol.

OB M. SCHAFFER. 

